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Meaning of "willfulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WILLFULNESS

willfulness  [ˈwɪlfʊlnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WILLFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Willfulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WILLFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Will (philosophy)

Will, in philosophy, refers to a property of the mind, and an attribute of acts intentionally committed. Actions made according to a person's will are called “willing” or “voluntary” and sometimes pejoratively “willful” or “at will”. In general, "will" does not refer to one particular or most preferred desire but rather to the general capacity to have such desires and act decisively based on them, according to whatever criteria the willing agent applies. The will is in turn important within philosophy because a person's will is one of the most distinct parts of their mind, along with reason and understanding. Will is especially important in ethics because it must be present for people to act deliberately. One of the recurring questions discussed in the Western philosophical tradition since Christianization is the question of "free will", and the related but more general notion of fate, which asks how will can be truly free if the actions of people have natural or divine causes which determine them, but which are not really under the control of people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WILLFULNESS


balefulness
ˈbeɪlfʊlnəs
beautifulness
ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs
eventfulness
ɪˈvɛntfʊlnəs
harmfulness
ˈhɑːmfʊlnəs
hatefulness
ˈheɪtfʊlnəs
healthfulness
ˈhɛlθfʊlnəs
meaningfulness
ˈmiːnɪŋfʊlnəs
needfulness
ˈniːdfʊlnəs
powerfulness
ˈpaʊəfʊlnəs
restfulness
ˈrɛstfʊlnəs
soulfulness
ˈsəʊlfʊlnəs
successfulness
səkˈsɛsfʊlnəs
toilfulness
ˈtɔɪlfʊlnəs
ungratefulness
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊlnəs
unlawfulness
ʌnˈlɔːfʊlnəs
unskilfulness
ʌnˈskɪlfʊlnəs
unskillfulness
ʌnˈskɪlfʊlnəs
wishfulness
ˈwɪʃfʊlnəs
wonderfulness
ˈwʌndəfʊlnəs
wrongfulness
ˈrɒŋfʊlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WILLFULNESS

will do
will-o-the-wispish
will-o-the-wispy
will-o´-the-wisp
willable
willed
Willem-Alexander
willemite
Willemstad
willer
willet
willful
willfully

WORDS THAT END LIKE WILLFULNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
thoughtfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of willfulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «willfulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WILLFULNESS

Find out the translation of willfulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of willfulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «willfulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

任性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

willfulness
570 millions of speakers

English

willfulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मनमानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعمد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

своеволие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obstinação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বেচ্ছাচারিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entêtement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keinginan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widerspenstigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

故意
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kesetiaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

willfulness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

willfulness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इच्छाशक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inatçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caparbietà
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samowola
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свавілля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încăpățânare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πείσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eiesinnigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rådighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of willfulness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLFULNESS»

The term «willfulness» is regularly used and occupies the 88.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WILLFULNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about willfulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILLFULNESS»

Discover the use of willfulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to willfulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Model Jury Instructions: Copyright, Trademark, and Trade ...
However, several courts have held that that the defendant's willfulness is not a prerequisite to recover defendant's profits. See, e.g., Banjo Buddies, Inc. v. Renosky, 399 F.3d 168, 174-75 (3d Cir. 2005); Quick Tech., Inc. v. Sage Group, PLC ...
Todd Shepherd Holbrook, Alan Nathan Harris, 2008
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To Promote Innovation: The Proper Balance of Competition and ...
will not be remedied is relatively small.208 Another worried that without a willfulness rule large companies may make conscious decisions to violate small firms' patents, but also shared the concerns expressed about current willfulness ...
United States, Federal Trade Commission
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To promote innovation the proper balance of competition and ...
will not be remedied is relatively small.208 Another worried that without a willfulness rule large companies may make conscious decisions to violate small firms' patents, but also shared the concerns expressed about current willfulness ...
United States. Federal Trade Commission
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The Role of Will in Addiction and Recovery: none
Willfulness Willful Perseverance Willfiflness is by far the most developed function of will for everyone, not just addicts. A normal function of will is to provide steady persistence over time to show us gradual progress toward, a long'range goal ...
Shelby Boone, 2004
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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in a New Era:
The first and most basic interpretation of criminal willfulness is that committing an act, and having knowledge of that act, is criminal willfulness – provided that the actions fell within the category of actions defined as illegal under the applicable ...
Mike Koehler, 2014
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The Future of Your Only Child: How to Guide Your Child to a ...
6. WILLFULNESS. A. Matter. of. Control. Willfulness. empowers the only child in a host of strengthening ways—from speaking up about what she wants to dedicating effort to reach her goals to the stubborn determination to stick to her values ...
Carl E. Pickhardt, 2008
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Intellectual Property and Computer Crimes
would still be protected without the risk of criminally prosecuting innocent, albeit misguided individuals.69 On the other hand, if Congress had intended to adopt the more stringent willfulness standard, it could have done so. Certainly, Congress ...
Peter Toren, 2003
8
Age Discrimination Litigation
128 (1988) (reaffirming that the standard for willfulness under the ADEA was the standard set forth in Thurston) and Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins, 507 US. 604 ( 1993)(reigning in the excesses of the appellate courts which had started to require ...
L. Steven Platt, Cathy Ventrell-Monsees, 2000
9
Saga: the Game ~Hero Edition soft cover
They are semi-intelligent creatures that are very loyal to their pack or master. Willfulness All domestic dogs, and indeed all domestic animals, will be assigned a stat known as Willfulness. Willfulness is the amount of dice the Loremaster rolls,  ...
CP Bussell
10
Intellectual Property Litigation: Pretrial Practice
toward bifurcation of the willfulness issue, courts still either have denied a request to bifurcate or have treated willfulness with liability issues rather than damages.125 This has occurred in a case also involving laches or estoppel issues raised ...
Katherine Elizabeth White, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILLFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term willfulness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Halo V. Pulse: The Willfulness Debate Rages On
23, 2015), the Federal Circuit recently denied a petition for en banc reconsideration of the willfulness doctrine under 35 U.S.C. § 284, which governs damages ... «Law360, May 15»
2
Elbit Again Says Hughes' USPTO Filings Show Willfulness
Law360, New York (April 24, 2015, 5:37 PM ET) -- Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems Ltd. urged a Texas federal court Thursday to keep alive its willful ... «Law360, Apr 15»
3
Willfulness: Federal Circuit Denies En Banc Review in Halo v. Pulse
Willfulness: Whether an infringer who subjectively knew pre-suit that it was infringing a valid patent (after being given notice of the patent, and failing to design ... «Patently-O, Mar 15»
4
Hughes Wants Willful Infringement Claims Tossed In IP Suit
Hughes said in its partial motion to dismiss that Elbit Systems Land & C4I Ltd. improperly included allegations of willfulness, induced infringement and ... «Law360, Mar 15»
5
Bard Tells Fed. Circ. Not To Eye Willfulness In $1B IP Case
Gore maintained that its infringement was not willful because it had a reasonable argument that one of its employees was a joint inventor of Bard's patent and ... «Law360, Mar 15»
6
Will Bard v. Gore prompt another reassessment of willfulness?
For practitioners, more interesting than the record-setting award is the Federal Circuit Panel's discussion of willful infringement, and what it may signal for the ... «Lexology, Mar 15»
7
Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Willfulness Standard in Copyright …
... the 11th Circuit reviewed the “reckless disregard” standard that was adopted by the district court and determined that the proper standard for willfulness should ... «The National Law Review, Feb 15»
8
Willfulness Interplays Between Patent and Copyright
However, the appellate panel also found that similarity to provide no basis for a willfulness finding. Finally, for willfulness, the panel refused to place any burden ... «Patently-O, Jan 15»
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Pulse Fights Push For Full Fed. Circ. To Revisit Willfulness
Law360, New York (January 13, 2015, 5:49 PM ET) -- Pulse Electronics Corp. has urged the full Federal Circuit not to revisit the standard for proving willful ... «Law360, Jan 15»
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Nokia Backs Push For Full Fed. Circ. To Revisit Willfulness
Law360, New York (January 7, 2015, 8:13 PM ET) -- Nokia Corp. has joined the call for the Federal Circuit to reconsider the standard for proving willful ... «Law360, Jan 15»

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